Metallic railway-tie.



W. H. HAWS.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED $1112.15. 1912.

1 43453 5 Patsnted Nov. 26, 1912.

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. Cb- Q X in i N r INVENTOR -WITNESSES Maul/77E 7 v I 23 Mau W; H. HAW S.

' METALLIC RAILWAY TIE."

APPLICATION FILED PEB.15, 1912.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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J6 J2 j6 WITN ESSES isfiaispecificationfi {Pi e-invention relates va tion partly 45,-jway tie, constructed in accordance with'this E invention. Fig, 2 is a plan view of thesame, partly in section. Fig. 3 is'anend eleview of the "is a similar'viewof the outer Figs-7 is a detail Be"it known that I, WILLIAM Haws,

-way ties, more especially that shown and.d e-

l wardl i vention-houses in the construction and no'vel combination ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyinghereto appended; 'it' being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, s'ize is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-'4' UNITED sTA:rEs PA E T DEFICIE.

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a citizehtof the UnitedStates, residing at Johnstowi1--tin the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certaih new-and useful Improvements 1n Me-' llf Railway-Tiesgwviiich the following simprovementsin metallic railway ties. The object of the presentinvcntion -lS ,to improve'the construction of metallic railscr bed in. anapplication filed by me on or the adjacent ties, wh'e'rebyit "may be substituted or'.,wooden orother 'cross 'ties of a track A- .'further 0 "ect of the invention-is to ed' for use on both curved and straight s," and adapted the rail becomes worn to permit the same to be adjusted in-i tothe proper ga e-without affect ng the to an'ipihg action 6 the rail" securing meankfi -With.

*and ot-her objects in view, thedrawmgs,f.' and pointed out, in the claims and minor details of. construction, within the scope. .of the claims, may beresorted to without-departing from the spirit or sacrificing any-of the advantages of the mventloh.

In thedrawingse-Figure 1 is a side elein section of a metallic .railvation'of the metallic railway tie. Fig. 4

of Fig, 1-. Fig. 5 is a, detail pers ective inner 'clamping {aW. p i 6 c ampm'g aw.--. perspective 'view'of one of the vertical plates, which form. project's ing lugs or abutments;

' Specification of Letters Ifatent, Application filed February 15, 1912. Serial No.

vided with any sui thereof, as" :clearly Like numerals of reference desi gnateeor Patented Nov. 26, 1912. 677,752.

responding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is. illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a metallic rail- Way tie approximately U-shapcd in cross,

section an( consisting of a horizontal bottom 2'and sides 3, arranged inparallel vertical planes. The sides are constructed of channeled metal and-have flat inner faces and are provided at their upper and lower edges with exterior horizontal flanges, the lower .fiangcs being arranged upon the upp'fer'face of the bottom 2 and being ecured y rivets 4 to the same. The cross tie is preferably provided at the bottom with openings 5 formed by spaced sections or pieces of the bottom plate, but the bottom plate maybemqntinuous and may be'pro-v the road bed to preverQjhgraoss' ties from having their'flanged endsfitted against the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie and secured to the sameby rivets 7, which pierce the flanges of the end bars or ieces 6. At the center of the cross ties t e sides are connected by a brace 8, preferably consisting ofa' section or'piece; of an I-beam-and having its flanged ends fitted against the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie and se-' curedto the same by rivets 9, piercing the flanges of the central brace and the sides 3 of the cross tie. By this construction, a cross tieof great strength and durability and made upof structural steel or other relatively chea material is provided, and

the expense an loss of material incident to stamped cross ties are eliminated. -A cross tieof this construction also possesses the ad- -advantage of being adapted to be constructed from perfect. portions .of defective channeled beams, which would otherwise-be discardedt- The metallic'cross tie may also be able means for engaging" moving longitudinally oi "laterally. The sides of the cross tie are connected at their ends by' channeled cross bars or braces 6,30

braced'in any other preferred manner and any number oftransv rse connecting pieces may be employed,and they a'repreferably arranged at the .upper portions of-. the sidesdrawings Thou ofithe 8. of the cross i timn i irelatively largcbearing swims forsuppo'rting rails which extend across and rest upon the upper edges of the cross tie. The rails 10' are detachably fastened to. and securely held on the cross tie by means of inner and outer clamping jaws l1 and 12, The outer clamping jaw 12, which extends across the space between the sides of the metallic railway tie, is arranged upon the'upper edges of the same and its inner engagin face l3 fits against the rail at the outersi eithereof and conforms to the configuration of the same, the outer clamping jaw preferably extending from the bottom flange of the rail to the lower face of the head thereof; At the outer or rear portion, the clamp ng jaw 12 is provided with a longitudinal flange 14, located at the bottom of the outer jaw and having flat hori-' zontal upper and lower faces and extend-. ing into rectangular recesses 15 of lugs or abut-ments 16, projecting above the upper edges of the sides of the cross tie and preferably formed by vertical plates 17, secured by rivets 18, or other suitable fastening devices to the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie and extending upward from the bottom of the same. The lower edges of the vertical plates 17 are straight and are arranged in flush relation with the lower edges of thesides of the cross tie and fit squarely against the upper faces of the bottom plates thereof. 'The outer vertical edges of the vertical plates are fitted against the inner vertical faces of the end braces 6, and their projecting upper portions are preferably tapered, as shown, and the recesses 15, which have horizontal upper and lower edges are located at the inner vertical edges of the plates 17, the lower edges of the recesses 15 being in flush relation with the upper edges of the sides of the cross tie. The flange 14, which is rectangular in cross section, fits snugly in the recesses 15 and when the rail is first placed in position, the flange 14 fits against the inner vertical wall of the recess, and the outer or rear face 20 of the outer jaw is vertical and fits against the inner vertical edges of the plates 17 above the recesses 15. Should the rail be worm at the inner side and it become necessary to move the rail inwardly to preserve action of the inner and outer jaws. One. -or more hncr plates may be employed, and

liner plates of different thicknesses may be used, as set forth in the aforesaid applicatron The inner clamping jaw, which is ar ranged vertically, has an outwardly curved upper engaging portion 22, rounded at the edge to engage the web and bottom flange of the rail, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1

of the drawings. The inner jaw 1.1 is providcd at the lower portion with a perforation 23 for the reception of a pivot bolt 24, extending through the vertical sides of the cross tieand preferably arranged in horizontal slots 25 thereof to permit an adjustment of the inner clamping jaw. The clamping jaw is adapted when arranged,

as shown in the accompanying drawings, to engage the rail at three distinct points, viz;

t-he edge of the bottom flange, the upper face thereof and the web of the rail, and

in any adjustment of the jaw the rounded v engaging edge will adapt itself to the position of the rail and the jaw and firmly grip the former. secured by any suitable means, such as a split key or cotter pin. 26.

The hinged inner clamping jaws are maintained in engagement with the rails by The pivot bolt or pin may be means of longitudinal bolts 27,'-extending through openings 28' in the end braces 6 and having their inner port-ions arranged in vertical slots 29 of the inner jaws. The bolt or rod 2-7 is provided at its outer end with a head and is squared at 30 adjace t to the head to engage the side walls ofS-the opening to prevent the rod or bolt fromrotating in the same. The distance from-thetop to the bottom of. the opening 28 is preferably slightly larger than the thickness of the squared portion of the bolt to permit a slight adjustment of the same. The inner end 31 of the rod or boltis threaded for the reception of a nut 32, and a washer 33 is preferably interposed between the nut and the inner clan'iping jaw.- The slot is 10- catedgabote the pivot and the rod or bolt with its ad ustable nut is adapted to draw the inner clamping jaw tightly into engagement with the rail, the vertical slot 29 permitting the necessary relative movement of the parts incident to the pivotal mounting ofthe inner clamping jaw.

The nuts 32' are adapted to be readily unscrewed from the rods to permit the latter to be withdrawn from the slots of the inner clamping jaws, so that the said jaws may be swung downwardly andinwardly within the cross tie to release the rails. The outer clamping jaws may then be readily driven laterally of the cross tie to remove them therefrom. This entirely disconnects the cross tie from the rails and when the latter are jacked up slightly, the cross tie may be partially rotated to turn the projecting abut ments' or lugs 16 downward and arrange:

.them at the side fot thecross tie below the plane of the rails. This will enable the cross tie to be readily removed from the track vwithout disturbing the adjacent cross ties, and when it is desired to substitute the metallic cross tie for an ordinary wooden cross tie, or any other cross tie, it may be readily introduced into position 'v arranging its sides at thetopand bottom and inserting it in this position beneath the rails and then partially rotating it to place it in an upright position.

plates, and they prevent the same from 7 moving laterally of the rail in either directicn. The upper ends of the inclined catches rest upon and are supported by the bottom flanges of the rails, and the said catches are maintained in their engaging position by gravity, and they may be readily swung outwardly to release the uter jaws or the liner plates when desired.

What is claimed is-:

1. The combination of a cross tie having spaced sides and provided with fixed upwardly projecting abutments having horizontal recesses at their inner edges, an outer rail clamping jaw extending across the top of the cross tie and provided at the outer side with a horizontal flange slidahle in the recesses of the abutments and interlocking the outer jaw with the same, said outer jaw being removable from the cross tie by sliding it. transversclv thereof, an inner clamping jaw pivotally mounted between the sides of the cross tie and co-acting with the outer clamping jaw, the inner clamping jaw being adapted to swing within the .cross tie. and means for securing the inner clamping jaw in engagement with the rail. 2. The combination of a cross tie havlng spaced sides and provided with upwardly projecting abutments having inner vertical edges and provided thereat with horizontal recesses located at the upper edges of the sides of, the cross tie, an'outer transversely disposed clamping jaw extending across and resting upon the upper edges of the sides of the cross tie and provided with outwardly extending horizontal flanges fitting in the horizontal recesses of the abutments, said outer jaw being slidable transversely of the cross tie to remove it therefrom, an inner rail clamping jaw pivoted between the sides of the cross tie and provided above the pivot with a vertical slot, and a rod or bolt connected at the outer portion with the cross tie and having-in threaded inner portionextending through the slot of the inner clamping jaw and provided with a nut.

3. The combination of alcross tie having spaced sides and provided with upwardly projecting abutments having recesses located at the upper edges of the sides, an outer jaw extending across the top of the cross tie and provided with a flange slidable in the recesses, pivoted catches mounted on the ex terior of the cross tie and extending upwardly and inwardly across the ends of the outer clamping jaw and supported at their inner. ends, and an inner clamping jaw coactiug with the outer clannping jaw.

4. The combination with a rail, of a cross -tic having spaced sides supporting the rail and provided with tiived upwardly projecting abutinents having recesses at their inner edges, an outer clamping jaw engaging the rail and provided with a. flange slidable in the said recesses, said outer clamping jaw being slida'ble across the top of-the rail to remove it, an inclined gravity catch-pivoted at its lower end to the cross tie and extending across the end of the outer jaw and having its upper end supported upon the bottom flange of the rail, and an inner jaw engaging the rail and co-acting with the outer jaw.

The combination of 'a cross tie including spaced sides, plates secured to the inner tacos of the sides of the cross tie and pro-. jccting above the same to form ahutinents and provided attheir inner cdgcs,with recesses, transverse braces connecting the sides of the cross tie and fitting against the outer edges of the said plates, outer jaws extending across the top of the cross tie and inter lOClCtZdjVlth the recesses of the said plates, inner clamping jaws arranged between the sides of the cross tie and cotipe 'ating with the outer jaws, and adjusting means connecting the inner jaws with the transverse braces.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H HAXVS.

Witnesses Ju i. Rose,

JOSEPH W. K001i. 

